Sunday, November 9, 2014

In the news, Saturday, October 25, 2014


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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from Breitbart
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*from Conservative Tribune

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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com)  [Information from this site may be unreliable.]

ISIS Captures 22 Jet Fighters And Are Now In Operation (Watch Leaked Footage)
The US Central Command has said in a statement that it is not “aware” of any flight operations by the Islamic militants neither in Syria, nor elsewhere, Reuters reported.

Canadian Muslim Group With Ties To Muslim Brotherhood Terrorists Lays Wreath Where Muslim Terrorist Killed Canadian Soldier

Egypt’s President Hearing Turkey’s War Drums

U.S. Marine Killed In Baghdad As ISIS Turning The City Into War Zone

Canadian Writer Says ISIS Spreading ‘Ideological Ebola’

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from The Guardian (UK)

Isis threatens to kill British jihadis wanting to come home
‘At least 30’ Britons seek to flee Islamic State as it is revealed that a fourth young Muslim from Portsmouth has died in Syria

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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from Newsmax

Newt Gingrich: Houston Pastor Subpoenas Part of a 'Radical Agenda'

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Sharyl Attkisson is an unreasonable woman. Important people have told her so.

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from The Raw Story
[Information from this site may not be reliable.


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from RT (Russia Today)
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)

Germany could be home to 7,000 Muslim extremists by Christmas

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from The Spokesman-Review

Chaos in high school as student opens fire
MARYSVILLE, Wash. – A student recently crowned freshman class homecoming prince walked into his high school cafeteria Friday and opened fire, killing one person and shooting four others – including two of his cousins – before turning the gun on himself, officials and witnesses said.

Teacher tried to stop Washington state shooting

Man hit by car downtown while fleeing police
Shortly before 7 p.m. tonight an officer spotted a man spray painting graffiti in the alley between First and Second Avenues and told him to stop. “He took off running and ran right into traffic,” said Officer Holt Widhalm. He was hit by a minivan on Monroe Street.

Gunman kills two California deputies
A man armed with an assault rifle shot three sheriff’s deputies and a civilian, killing two of the deputies and leading dozens of police officers on a wild six-hour chase and manhunt Friday that spanned two Northern California counties before the 34-year-old suspect was taken into custody. Marcelo Marquez, of Salt Lake City, was taken alive Friday afternoon from a home in Auburn in Placer County after the initial shooting hours earlier in a strip mall in a commercial area of Sacramento.

Gunman in Canada attack complained about mosque
The gunman who shot and killed a soldier in plain daylight then stormed Canada’s Parliament once complained that a Vancouver mosque he attended was too liberal and inclusive.

Gold nugget found in California finds secret buyer
The so-called Butte Nugget, one of the largest gold nuggets pulled from Northern California’s Gold Country in modern times, has sold to a secret buyer.

Pac Con Spokane draws enthusiastic crowds
Fans of all types are swooning in delight as a convention featuring Star Trek icon William Shatner and comic book legend Stan Lee hits the Spokane Convention Center this weekend.

Spokane doctor Craig Morgenstern faces federal charges
A Spokane doctor accused of drugging and raping a teen last weekend at his Nine Mile Falls home now faces federal charges after authorities say he took young boys on trips to Idaho and molested them at a hotel connected to an amusement center.

Shoshone County deputy kills attacking dog
A woman in the Burke Canyon area near Wallace, Idaho, called shortly before 1 p.m. Friday to complain that a large dog, which she described as a pit bull, was acting aggressively and not allowing her to leave her home. A deputy arrived to investigate and the dog approached and bit him in the lower leg, according to a Sheriff’s Office press release. The deputy said he tried to retreat, but the dog bit him a second time on the thigh. The deputy then shot and killed the dog.

Google executive’s record-setting jump breaks sound barrier
Google executive Alan Eustace broke the sound barrier and set several skydiving records over the southern New Mexico desert early Friday after taking a big leap from the edge of space.

In brief: Remains ID’d as missing U. Va. student’s
Remains found nearly a week ago in a rural area of Virginia are those of a missing university student, authorities said Friday, as they turned their attention to filing possible additional charges against the suspect accused of abducting her.
Egyptian troops killed at Sinai checkpoint
A coordinated assault on an army checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula killed 30 Egyptian troops Friday, making it the deadliest single attack in decades on the military, which has been struggling to stem a wave of violence by Islamic extremists since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Reagans’ astrologer Joan Quigley dies
Joan Quigley, the astrologer who helped determine President Ronald Reagan’s schedule and claimed to have convinced him to soften his stance toward the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 87.

Obama thanks, hugs Dallas nurse
A nurse who caught Ebola while caring for a Dallas patient who died of the disease walked out of a Washington-area hospital virus-free Friday and into open arms. Nina Pham got a hug from President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House.

Governors of New Jersey, New York order Ebola quarantines
Alarmed by the case of an Ebola-infected New York doctor, the governors of New Jersey and New York on Friday ordered a mandatory, 21-day quarantine of all medical workers and other arriving airline passengers who have had contact with victims of the deadly disease in West Africa.

Doctor monitoring himself for Ebola upon return
A Thurston County resident who returned from spending three weeks in Liberia and didn’t come in contact with anyone with Ebola has agreed to self-monitor for fever and other symptoms of the disease and work closely with health officials, according to a Thurston County news release.

Sacred Heart to lay off 90 as Inland assumes X-ray, scanning services
About 90 employees of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center will lose their jobs after radiology provider Inland Imaging announced it will take over X-ray and scanning services at the area’s largest hospital. Inland Imaging CEO Steve Duvoisin said he hopes to hire back many of the laid-off workers, but he couldn’t yet say how many.

Kirkland business growth saps office space
Cloud-based business-management company Acumatica moved its headquarters to Kirkland rather than recruit talent from the Seattle area to its Washington, D.C., office, for the same reason many companies came to the Puget Sound region last year: the pool of talented technology workers. Acumatica is one of the 641 businesses to move into Kirkland in 2013, following 471 new businesses in 2012 and 1,475 in 2011, according to a report the city released Monday. With companies flooding the area, office-space vacancy rates in Kirkland dropped from 8.4 percent in 2012 to 7.6 percent in 2013 – down from 30.4 percent at the end of the recession in 2009.

For P&G, batteries won’t be included
Procter & Gamble is removing the batteries and making Duracell a stand-alone company.
Greeks set to get break on unpaid taxes
ATHENS, Greece – Parliament has approved draft legislation that would give distressed Greeks more than eight years to settle unpaid taxes imposed under the country’s austerity measures.
U.S. oil, gas rig count increases by nine
HOUSTON – Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by nine this week to 1,927. The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981 and bottomed at 488 in 1999.

Impatient investors selling off Amazon stock
When Amazon.com filed for its IPO 17 years ago, it was very clear: the company would post losses for the “foreseeable future” while it invested in the business to drive bigger and bigger sales. Stockholders seemed to like playing founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’ long game: shares more than quadrupled between 2010 and 2014 to more than $400 apiece. After the Seattle company on Thursday reported a huge third-quarter loss and issued a disappointing holiday forecast, the stock sold off by nearly 10 percent. It’s now lost 28 percent of its value since the beginning of the year, closing at $287.06 Friday.

Ford profits take hit over new aluminum-sided F-150s
Ford’s new aluminum-sided F-150 will be a lot lighter and more efficient when it goes on sale later this year. But for now, it’s a serious drag on profits.

Freddy Park in legal limbo over construction of a road
Earlier this week appellate judges kept in place an order prohibiting the construction of a road through Freddy Park to a proposed housing development approved by Spokane County commissioners in 2012. The case will return to Spokane County Superior Court for further proceedings.

Spokane County drafting solid waste disposal ordinance
A 25-year contract between the city and county for disposal of solid waste will end next month, and Spokane County will take the reins operating two disposal sites in Spokane Valley and Colbert.

Spokane County shoreline master plan approved
Spokane County’s law protecting shorelines has been changed substantially for the first time in nearly four decades. The state Department of Ecology approved the new shoreline master plan this week.

Legislature asking voters for advice on tax rate changes
Washington voters are asked their “advice” this fall on decisions the Legislature made this spring to change tax rates for marijuana and for some tribal lands.

In Brief: Cold front expected to kick up strong winds in Inland Northwest
A potent cold front headed for the Inland Northwest is expected to kick up strong winds across the region, with gusts to 40 or 50 mph on Saturday night.
Voter registration closes Monday
Potential voters wishing to cast a ballot in the Nov. 4 generation election have until Monday to register with the county elections office.
Longview tallies tornado damage
The southwest Washington city of Longview tallied the damage Friday from a rare tornado that tore off roofs, broke windows and uprooted trees, leaving residents and officials in disbelief.

Otter ad rebuts Balukoff’s CCA claims
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has launched a new TV ad striking back at Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff and defending Otter’s handling of a private-prison scandal.
Number of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar tops 100,000
A growing sense of desperation is fueling a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims from western Myanmar, with the number fleeing by boat since communal violence broke out two years ago now topping 100,000, a leading expert said Saturday.

Tunisians skeptical on eve of historic election

Editorial: Initiative 1351 would shrink classes but raise taxes

Charles Krauthammer: Obama’s calculated outrage unconvincing, unamusing

Froma Harrop: Canada strict on immigration process

Preachers demonstrate in support of Coeur d’Alene wedding chapel
Three men who describe themselves as street preachers staged a demonstration Friday outside of Coeur d’Alene City Hall to show support for the Hitching Post wedding chapel’s refusal to provide same-sex marriage services.

Paul Graves: Make sure words, actions don’t yank up welcome mat

Artist creates visual inventory of Spokane’s urban landmarks
Chris Bovey has made many screen prints with images of old Spokane, especially business signs and advertising, To see Bovey’s work, visit his website at TheBovey.com.

Mystery unveiled
Mormon Church peels back cloak of secrecy surrounding members’ sacred undergarments

Ask Dr. K: Urinary tract infection treatable

Jack Bruce, bassist of 60’s band Cream, dies at 71
Cream, which also included guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker sold 35 million albums in just over two years and were awarded the world’s first ever platinum disc for their album “Wheels of Fire.”

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